Pumpkin Carrot Soup

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin -1 cup
• Carrot - 1 cup
• Ginger - 1 Inch
• Bay leaf - 1
• Black Pepper -6-8 
• Salt
• Butter (optional) 

Procedure :

1. Chop pumpkin and carrot into big pieces.
2. In a clay pot or deep pan add pumpkin, carrots, black pepper, ginger and bay leaf.
3. Add two cups of water and cook it for 10-15 minutes by covering lid.
4. After cooling, remove the bay leaf and grind to prepare a smooth paste.
5. Strain using soup strainer.
6. Add Salt and Butter.
7. Serve hot.